Invités (en. Guests)

/ɛ̃.vi.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
Individuals who are invited to an event.
The guests at the party have all arrived.
Les invités à la fête sont tous arrivés.
Attendees of an event.
The guests enjoyed the meal.
Les invités ont apprécié le repas.
People who are solicited to participate in an event.
The guests at the conference were experts in their field.
Les invités de la conférence étaient des experts dans leur domaine.

Etymology

The word 'guests' comes from the verb 'to invite', which means 'to call someone to join an activity'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Surprise guests
Unannounced guests who arrive without warning.
invités surprises
Honorary guests
Special individuals who are honored at an event.
invités d'honneur
To send invitations
To send requests for people to attend an event.
faire des invitations
To welcome guests
To receive and take care of the people who come to an event.
accueillir les invités
To send invitations
To distribute cards or messages to invite people.
envoyer des invitations

Related Words

Invitation
Document or message that invites someone to an event.
invitation
To invite
To call someone to come to an event.
inviter
Event
Occasion or event to which people are invited.
événement
Reception
Event where guests are welcomed.
réception
Guest
Person participating in a meal.
convive

Slang Meanings

Surprise guest
He became a surprise guest at the party.
Il est devenu un invité surprise à la fête.
To invite someone at the last minute
He invited his friends at the last moment, making them 'last-minute guests'.
Il a invité ses amis au dernier moment, ce qui en fait des 'invités de dernière minute'.